British driving instructor arrested for passing students for cash

About passing a car inspections in Canada should be more severe,because when I workt in Wal Mart in Red Der A.B I was horrifyd how in The world the cars stayd in the road.The wires of the tires dispalayd and turning around the weels.About buying a license to drive,at is more harsh to get a license in Alberta.I din`t hear any money passed under the table.

I pass pretty girls if they give me a kiss

I wonder if Bruno payed the teacher to give him a passing grade? Its obvious that he cant spell and another thing ,who filled out his resume to get that Walmart job? Did he pay them as well? Then maybe I am wrong and Walmart hires illiterates as well.I knew someone who couldn't read or write that got someone to do the drivers test for him.Thing is hes a great driver.Ironic as that sounds.Imissions test are a cash grab in my view.Safety checks need to be revamped.Before retiring from Transport Driving, I did a daily inspection on my vehicle.Why not cars?

I'm not surprised at this disclosure. I used to work in the insurance industry and actually had an 18 yr old girl sit before me and tell me "her daddy paid 500.00 for herto pass her G license test".

Needless to say, I quoted her high risk insurance!!

years ago in Toronto, there was an incident of an instructor taking bribes to pass people, and of course, he got caught !!

Certainly explains why there are so many incompetent twits on the road.

My husband was a mechanic for about 50 years before he retired. He NEVER took money for vehicles to pass inspections, emission checks etc. He would never allow a vehicle to be on the road if there was anything that he thought was unsafe. He kept up-to-date on all aspects of vehicle maintenance - including computers. Unlike other industries he had to purchase all his own tools (except for the big stuff) with no tax exemption for any of them, or a comparable wage. Other trades are paid more than mechanics in a lot of places. This in itself is enough for a lot of people to either not go into the industry in the first place, or accept bribes. None of the other people he worked with will not take bribes, and also do an honest job. So don't go tarring everyone with the same brush just because there are a few bad apples in the barrel - just as there are in all walks of life. You know what they say - it only takes one to spoil the whole bunch.

It's a wonder more "instructors" don't get caught --- have you ever driven in Toronto and wondered how in hell some people get to drive a car when they have no idea what they are doing ???? I know that some individuals pass their "students" if Mom or Dad cough up a few bucks,and it shows.

Regarding Mr Mr's comments about Bruno...
This thread isn't about tearing someone apart because of their spelling. Not everyone is perfect in this world...take you for example. The last time I checked, there is a space after a period and it's 'E'mission testing, not 'I'mission testing.
If you're going to take the time to be an a-hole and cut someone up, make damn sure there isn't something to cut up in your own post. I am perfectly aware that I have basically done the exact same thing to you that you did to Bruno...but you deserved it.

They are called examiners not instructors. Examiners judge whether you get a licence, instructors prepare you for the test.

With all of this talk about incompetent drivers on the road it is obvious the bar has been lowered because I do not think there are that many dishonest DMV employees just handing out DLs. On the other hand I have driven approximately 3 million accident free miles and my insurance rates increase every year. WHY?? because some people find entertainment in shows like Canadas Worst Driver. I change the TV channel to miss the commercial for that program because i dislike it that much. I can't believe that there are so few topics to base a program on that we have to sensationalize that BS. Anyway thats my rant.

Well put... ;)

I witnessed an incident at the driver testing centre at Wilson and 401. 3 different examiners came into the main room and called 3 different names. No one came forward for any of them. Turns out all 3 tests (plus more) were being taken by the same Chinese man. Hmmm.

"Mr. Mr.", if you're going to insult someone for their spelling, you should perhaps check your own.

The word is "emissions".

Any of those 'Worst Driver" shows are made to make the lowest common denominator feel better about themselves. One thing. Those people still managed to GET licenses...

Mrs.Mrs,
Immissions was put there so one like you would have something to talk about ,because obviously one letter doesnt make someone illiterate .Emissions is right and I'm glad you read my post,and showed that you are a bigger asshole , I'm not afraid to say it to you , A-hole isnt a word moron.
I'm sure you proofread everything you wrote here ,just in case.The point of my post was missed by you totally as I was pointing out how people pay for things.His spelling is totally bad thoughout,is why I post that part.

I'm remeinded that the thread isnt about spelling , yet those who jumped on a one letter mishap, said nothing but the subject ..Ironic Dean

Att'n Mr Mr
Ironic to me how you rip into bruno and yet you yourself have terrible grammar. Others have cited your problems with the word emissions ,yet such a simple word like paid escapes you and you use a non word like payed
I too drive a commercial vehicle and am expected to do a daily circle check; plus an annual safety inspection by a certified mechanic is required on that class of vehicle. It is however, my opinion that no rules and/or regulations can protect people from others if they choose to ignore those regulations,
and furthermore good and or bad luck can always rear its' head.( yes the apostrophe is in the correct place)

Lets just throw every one in jail for helping people out..... I recently went to register my 98 camry in Alberta after moving from BC; the car has lots of miles but still runs great with nothing dangerous about it. The car is probably worth about $500 dollars due to its mileage and cosmetic damage so I figured I would take it to a legit place and get a quote of what it would take to ramp it up to a so called safe level ; after all the car has been fantastic and I wanted to keep it rolling to 400k. After a two page list of slightly warn parts and labour the quote was $2500 for a $500 hundred dollar car that runs like a champ. Needless to say this is a joke and I immediatly regretted not paying a mechanic a few bucks to pass it and worse comes to worst it breaks down and I pull over on the side of the road. Now I have to buy a new vehicle which is a huge expense for someone just moving to a new place; the inspection criteria is a joke and the chances of some catastrophic failure that causes anything more then a break down on the side of the road are nearly nil.The chances of a flat tire causing a serious accident are astronomically more then some so called safety defects so should we all be forced to buy self inflating tires? or how about no one is allowed to drive unless they have there vehicle inspected every six months. If you want my advice, and I dont really care if you dont want it, im giving it anyway; I would say always pay a mechanic under the table to do an inspection cause if you dont, prepare to bend over and feel the wrath of your legitimate mechanic who already makes money hand over fist for billing 5 hour jobs that a good mechanic can do in two.
P.S lets have some common sense though which isn't so common these days; if your vehicle is hanging bye a thread with broken parts every were take it off the road but if you got a good ol beater with some ware pay a mechanic $100 and let that old jem keep on rolling but I dont agree with instructors passing people for money 95% of accidents are caused bye bad drivers not bad vehicles.

Kramer Mazda Calgary Alberta charged $1500 to drive old ring rear back on flywheel yet bill me for brand new ring gear and 9 hours labour and 2 gaskets that do not exist on standard transmissions.